Shah Jahan's prison

The man who built the Taj Mahal in memory of his most beloved wife who died giving birth to her 14th child was imprisoned here by his son for the last several years of his life. His son said that he had wasted the treasury on this building and I really have to agree with his sentiment. The only thing we can say now is thankfully the citizens who paid for this wasteful but beautiful mausoleum died more than 400 years ago and the rest of us get to enjoy it now.

Smidge of Thailand and North India

November 16th 2011
We arrived in Bangkok as the flood waters we’re bearing down on it. The day before we left, the street a block closer to the river from us filled with up to a foot of water, depending on the tide, yet we remained dry unlike many. The Thai people are incredibly positive even in the face of adversity. On the local news, people were towing their family and pets on blow up pool rafts down the flo ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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